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joist n.托梁 (1) 通过预应力吊杆将楼面荷载转移到托梁上，安全地实现托梁拔柱的目的。 You can't see the joists in a finished house or building, because they're inside the foundation, walls, or ceiling. Joists are usually made of wood, although they can also be concrete or steel, materials strong enough to provide support. Ceiling joists often connect to beams, which tend to be larger and run perpendicular to joists. Joist comes from the Old French word giste, "beam supporting a bridge," from the Latin iacere, "to rest."

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英 [dʒɔɪst] 美 [dʒɔɪst] (1) The purpose of transferring loads to the joist and wiping out the columns can be achieved safely. A joist is a support that strengthens floors and ceilings in a house. Joists run horizontally, connecting with the studs in walls to give buildings a solid frame. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]搁栅；托梁 Joists are long thick pieces of metal, wood, or concrete that form part of the structure of a building, usually to support a floor or ceiling.

英语单词	joist
英美音标	英 [dʒɔɪst] 美 [dʒɔɪst]
中文释义	n.托梁
英语例句	(1) The purpose of transferring loads to the joist and wiping out the columns can be achieved safely.
中文例句	(1) 通过预应力吊杆将楼面荷载转移到托梁上，安全地实现托梁拔柱的目的。
vocabulary简明	A joist is a support that strengthens floors and ceilings in a house. Joists run horizontally, connecting with the studs in walls to give buildings a solid frame.
vocabulary扩展	You can't see the joists in a finished house or building, because they're inside the foundation, walls, or ceiling. Joists are usually made of wood, although they can also be concrete or steel, materials strong enough to provide support. Ceiling joists often connect to beams, which tend to be larger and run perpendicular to joists. Joist comes from the Old French word giste, "beam supporting a bridge," from the Latin iacere, "to rest."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]搁栅；托梁 Joists are long thick pieces of metal, wood, or concrete that form part of the structure of a building, usually to support a floor or ceiling.

Joists Support Run Building Ceiling Wood Concrete 英